Working VISA

TOPIK, or Test of Proficiency in Korean (hangul: 한국어능력시험 ) is a Korean language test offered twice annually to foreigners in Korea and people studying Korean in other countries. TOPIK is administered by the Korea Institute of Curriculum and Evaluation (Hangul: 한국교육과정평가원)

Eligibility to apply for EPS-TOPIK

Person aged between 18 and 39

Person with no past records of deportation or departure under a departure orderfrom the Republic of Korea

Person who is not subject to travel ban in his/her home country

Person who fulfills the eligibility requirements decided by both country

Implementation of EPS-TOPIK

Implemented at each country considering th number of valid rosters and anticipated roster-exhausting time

Announced through web page on designated day after EPS-TOPIK implemented Home page address : http://eps.hrdkorea.or.kr, http://epstopik.hrdkorea.or.kr

Posted at Sending Agency in sending country

Pass Criteria : Among the candidates who scored over 80 points (full marks 200), designated number of candidates will pass in order of highest score

Valid term of EPS-TOPIK : 2 years from announcement date of Test result

Others

Even the candidates pass the EPS-TOPIK, they only obtain qualification to be registered in EPS Pool through Job application, it does not guarantee employment in Korea

※ Reference (summary of employment procedure)

EPS-TOPIK pass

Job application

Roster making and registration

Introducing foreign workers (Random)

Employment

EPS TOPIK Reading and Listening QuestionsEmployment Permit System allows employers who have failed to hire local workforce, to legally employ foreign workers. (the Korean government or public institution administer the management of the foreign workers).

The Korean Language Proficiency Test, (세계한국말인증시험) or KLPT, tests people who are not native speakers of Korean on their grasp of the language. The goal is to determine whether the test-taker is proficient enough to live in Korea, work as an employee at a Korean company, etc. The Basic-KLPT, or B-KLPT, is also offered; this version of the test simply "assesses whether or not examinees have basic communication ability."